Being a #caregiver takes a significant toll on many fronts, including #personal, #financial, and more. From study focused #patients with schizophrenia, but likely can apply to other scenarios. managedhealthcareexecutive.com/view/when-ca...

Lack of #reimbursement is a major barrier for many #innovations in #healthcare. No pay, no use. With #artificialintelligence spreading into many areas the issue is popping up there. www.techtarget.com/revcyclemana...

Ignoring the impact of #technology to help #healthcare is not productive. However, also saying it's fully ready to influence #patient care seems a bit overaggressive. medcitynews.com/2025/10/weve...

#Hospital in CA determined not responsible for #databreach when #employee intentionally violated known #privacy policy. Not liable for misbehavior. Will that be tried in a #HIPAA case too? databreaches.net/2025/10/07/c...

Shifting #surgery to ambulatory surgery center sees #revenue rise and investent interest of #hospitals and others. Becoming central part of strategy, not just a side interest. www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/ambulat...

Leading anything by #soundbite is troublesome and especially so in #healthcare. Results in #science and #evidence being ignored. All undercuts #healthpolicy. medcitynews.com/2025/10/publ...

How can #EMR be prepped for downtime or other impact from #cyberattack? Should be part of planning and training. That extends to recovery and interim operations. www.techtarget.com/healthtechse... #HIPAA

What #healthcare treatments will continue with government in #shutdown? No deal means #telehealth and #hospitalathome not covered by #Medicare right now. Will have direct and immediate impacts on care. axios.com/2025/10/01/t...

#Jury returns verdict for Nevada #hospital system against Universal #Health Services. Found UHS tried to disrupt ops during #COVID and take over. Significant verdict. healthexec.com/topics/healt...

No federal #regulation has states trying different wants to address #chatbots and AI used for #mentalhealth therapy. Creates lot of confusion and inconsistent guardrails. apnews.com/article/ai-t...

#Tylenol not linked to #autism. Authors of #research study detail findings that involved tracking #patients for years, including #siblings with and without use during #pregnancy. No link found. www.cnn.com/2025/09/28/h...

#HHS leaders announce that #FDA will review #safety protocols for #mifepristone. Review could impact #telehealth prescribing. Alleging reports of issues, which is another way to attack #abortion access. www.axios.com/2025/09/26/r...

National #classaction allowed to proceed against Ascension stemming from #databreach last year. Doesn't mean claims have merit yet, which will likely never be fully known. Expect nuisance #settlement at some point. www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/cl...

#Trust in #physician remains high for #patients, but also want to see interaction weave in #digitalhealth. About balancing interactions and modern tools. www.techtarget.com/patientengag...

Any form of shadow #technology use creates #security risk. When data placed in unapproved and/or unknown systems, then #compliance goes out window and ability to track. techtarget.com/healthtechse... #HIPAA

Rural #hospital discloses 2 separate #databreach incidents both involving a cyberattack. Second happened while finishing first #investigation. Tough #security situation. hipaajournal.com/sturgis-hosp... #HIPAA

#DataBreach notified months after #cyberattacker listed stolen data on #darkweb. Notice doesn't indicate when incident occurred. Does withholding have value? databreaches.net/2025/09/19/m... #HIPAA

Inclusion in #valuebasedcare model resulted in #seniors seeing #clinician more frequently and consistently than FFS. Positive correlation for #healthoutcomes. www.medicaleconomics.com/view/seniors...

How can #clinicians drive #trust and confidence for #patients when using #ambientAI? Best practices still being defined. Goes beyond simple notice though. www.medicaleconomics.com/view/4-ways-...

#HealthInsurance plans that are in @AHIPCoverage commit to maintaining no cost coverage of #vaccines, including #COVID19, using prior recommendations through end of 2026. Positive move, but what happens in a year as HHS will likely remain a mess. techtarget.com/healthcarepa...

#DataBreach announced because #janitor services dumped #patient records in confidential bins with regular trash. Service that shouldn't have touched PHI, but did so without needing and in a bd way. www.hipaajournal.com/central-vall... #HIPAA

#Regulation aimed at improving #priorauthorization process in #healthcare still scheduled to be effective 1/1/26. Will see how quickly #compliance comes in and what happens if it isn't there. www.techtarget.com/healthcarepa...

Another #sutdy using #ridesharing apps to help close #SDOH barriers provide positive results. Continues trend of good data of partnership between #healthcare and ridesharing. techtarget.com/patientengag...

#Patient access to #healthcare info means more questions. Some turning to #artificialintelligence to help interpret. Trepidation exists for use and with good cause. Answers still coming up to speed. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

#RuralHealth already strained with many #patients facing care deserts. Closures announced already in many areas raising further #healthcare fears. Impact of OBBB being seen already. www.axios.com/2025/09/15/c...

#Whistleblower alleging former #Alphabet subsidiary misused #patient data in violation of #HIPAA obligations. Lot to unpack in suit and will await discovery to get more insight. cnbc.com/2025/09/11/a...

Consumer Tech Assoc stepping into #artificialintelligence standard setting. Announced pre-market reqs for #healthcare that it wants used for tools without #FDA approval that impact #patients. Standards needed, whose will be used open issue. politico.com/newsletters/...

Despite #noncompete #regulation going away, #FTC sent warning to several #healthcare orgs to avoid overly broad and anticompetitive restrictions. Will any action be taken? www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/f...

Profit in #hospital sector shows relatively strong, but some concerns about it slipping. #Expenses certainly a concern. Will need to watch on the whole for #healthcare. fiercehealthcare.com/providers/ho...

#Ransomware attack from May 2024 finally receiving #databreach notice. Did provide #publication notice last year after had time to fully assess and identify all #patients impacted. www.hipaajournal.com/wayne-memori... #HIPAA

Conflict between states over #abortion will escalate. #Texas suit to enforce its laws against #NewYork #physician now has NY AG involved. Issue expected to work way to #SupremeCourt. 19thnews.org/2025/09/tele...

Examining #extremism as a matter of #publichealth. Incidents increasing in recent years and arise in many places. Impacts #community and ripples into all areas of life. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

Will #infoblocking result in #enforcement now? OIG is saying yes with announced intention to enforce #compliance. Will need to see an actual action and result to know what it really means. healthlawpulse.wordpress.com/2025/09/05/f...

#Enforcement may be coming for #infoblocking. Announcment from #HHS focuses on letting data flow. Longstanding issue as evidenced by #HIPAA settlements. www.fiercehealthcare.com/regulatory/h...

#HHS and sub-agencies like CDC will restore #webpages with #publichealth data that were taken down in early days to admin to be restored under settlement. Goes back to moment in time. Updates unclear. axios.com/2025/09/02/t...

Suggestion to help reduce #mentalhealth issues from #ArtificialInteligence is to stop making it try to be a #person. May be just one of many needed steps. axios.com/2025/08/30/c...

Independent #physician practices continue to face a lot of headwinds. #Analysis shows workload up with #reimbursement declining. Will translate to #burnout. medcitynews.com/2025/09/phys...

Not maintaining #privacy and #security of #healthcare data can now be seen as impacting willingness to go there. If becomes table stakes, then #investment may keep improving too. medcitynews.com/2025/08/why-... #HIPAA

#Vaccine, #publichealth, and #healthpolicy broadly continue to be undermined and rolled back through current #HHS actions. Ignoring evidence and gutting infrastructure will set back for a long time. www.axios.com/2025/08/28/n...

#PriceTransparency by itself won't and hasn't yet done anything to change impact of #healthcosts for #patients. Why? B/c knowing price doesn't translate to how much each person has to pay. medcitynews.com/2025/08/heal...

Add another #hospital to list that agreed to #settlement stemming from use of tracking technology. #Lawsuit alleged use in #patient portal, which could be base for resolving. www.hipaajournal.com/mount-sinai-... #HIPAA

Many risks to #healthcare data exist and that can increase as more interactions occur. #Cyberattacks targeting all in industry, which is part of why #vendor vetting so tough. All need to help. medcitynews.com/2025/08/here... #HIPAA

Do #patients want #physician to be in #whitecoat or just casual? Depends on setting. About meeting expectations and considering where care is being delivered. www.medicaleconomics.com/view/patient...

Accessing #patient records for no reason is not permitted. #Hospital reportedly fired or disciplined 15 #nurses for looking at records where care being challenged. hipaajournal.com/washington-c... #HIPAA

It's not an illusion that #ransomware attacks have declined. #LawEnforcement done a good job of cracking down. However, seen as a lull before #cyberattacks likely ramp up again. techloy.com/why-ransomwa...

#Physician practices can and are succeeding in #bundledpayment models. Analysis of #Medicare BPCI-A found that physicians without #hospitals did better. Need autonomy. www.techtarget.com/revcyclemana...

#Technology deployed less than efficiently or effectively will draw #clinician ire. #Security measures can be particularly irksome, but need to strike careful balance. www.techtarget.com/healthtechse... #HIPAA

As #hospitals shrink or close #maternity care options, #patients left with few if any places to obtain care. What is outcome when there is no #obstetrics? Not really something anyone wants to find out. 19thnews.org/2025/08/preg...

#ChatBots have been touted as a #generativeAI way to help ease #mentalhealth access issues. However, results have shown concerns and now guardrails being proposed. Why important to understand how #technology works for #healthcare. axios.com/2025/08/06/a...

#Community #health centers play a vital role in #healthcare, especially for underserved #patient populations. Cutting funding, as is coming, will create ripple effects that are unlikely to help. www.techtarget.com/patientengag...